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JSC Fushë Kosovë (Infrakos)
First line opened 1874; an independent railway operation was established as part of the new constitution of Kosovo in 2008. In 2011 the government restructured the railway, separating it between a company operating passenger and freight services (Trainkos), and an infrastructure company (Infrakos) with responsibility for owning and maintaining the ...
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Tren Interurbano de Pasajeros Toluca – Valle de México
Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications & Transport
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Snälltåget
Open access operator owned by Transdev Sverige AB. Established in 2006, its first trains operated on January 31 2007; the company rebranded as Snälltåget in 2013 following launch a Malmö – Berlin route via the Trelleborg – Sassnitz train ferry, operated until 2019. Snälltåget currently operates day trains between Stockholm ...
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NewsDirect award planned for Germany – Poland services
EUROPE: Berlin-Brandenburg transport authority VBB has annouced its intention to negotiate a directly-awarded contract for DB Regio to continue to operate cross-border regional passenger services to Poland. The contract would include services RB91 Frankfurt (Oder) – Rzepin, RB92 Guben – Zielona Góra and RB66/RE66 (Berlin–) Angermünde ...
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Turkmendemirjollari
First line opened 1886. Established as an independent entity in 1991 following the break-up of the former Soviet Railways, TPK was reorganised as a state undertaking in 1993 and officially abolished in 2003 when the new Ministry of Railway Transport took responsibility for operations. The Serhetyaka – Bereket – Etrek ...
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Travys
Travys runs three lines: from SBB's station at Yverdon on Lake Neuchâtel to Ste Croix in the Jura mountains (YSteC, opened 1893), from SBB at Vallorbe to Le Brassus (PBr, opened 1899), and from SBB at Chavornay to Orbe, (opened 1894). Address Quai de la Thièle 321401 Yverdon-les-BainsSwitzerlandPhone ...
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Thamshavnbanen
Norway's first electric railway, the oldest AC-powered railway in the world, links Løkken Verk and Thamshavn; now runs tourist trains between Løkken Verk and Bårdshaug (22 km). Address Torfinn Bjornaas Plass 27332 Lokken VerkNorwayPhone +47 72 49 91 00Fax +47 72 49 91 01 Email post@oi.no Website www.oi.no ...
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Uzbekiston Temir Yollari
Established as an independent entity in 1991 following break-up of the former Soviet Railways (SZD) organisation, the railway became a state-controlled joint stock company in 1994. It comprises the former Central Asian Railway division of SZD. A 75 km line into Afghanistan opened in 2011, initially being operated by UTY. ...
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Sitarail
First line opened 1905. The former Abidjan--Niger railway links Abidjan with Nangoloko on the Burkina Faso border, and runs thence to Ouagadougou and Kaya. The railway was operated as a single entity until 1989, when separate national administrations were formed. In 1994 a new mixed public/private company Sitarail (a subsidiary ...
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Sistemi Territoriali SpA
The former Venete Railways (FV) is now part of Sistemi Territoriale SpA, the Veneto regional transport operator. Runs the local line Ferrovia Adria--Mestre linking Venezia Mestre with Adria, and the RFI line from Rovigo to Chioggia. Address Piazza Giacomo Zanellato 535131 PadovaItalyPhone +39 049 774999Fax +39 049 774399 ...
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SC Softrans SRL
Originally operating from Bucuresti to Brasov, in April 2017 it extended services to Constanta and to Craiova and Motru. Address Calea Severinului 40200609 CraiovaRomaniaPhone +40 351 40 9153Fax +40 351 17 8949 Email office@softrans.ro Website www.softrans.ro Gauge: 1435 mm
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Željeznice Republike Srpske
The first railway in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina opened in 1872. Following the civil war (1991-95) and as a result of the Dayton peace agreement, two entities were created within Bosnia-Herzegovina -- the Federation and Republika Srpska. ŽRS operates the railways in Republika Srpska, comprising the east-west line from Novi ...
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Regiotrans SRL
Runs services on a number of routes radiating from Brasov, from Arad and Timisoara, along with Bistrita -- Luduş and Blaj - Praid and some long-distance routes including Brasov -- Bucuresti -- Constanta and the Dorohoi -- Iasi -- Ploesti corridor. Address Str Oltului 2500283 BrasovRomaniaPhone +40 368 ...
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Rift Valley Railways
The original line in Kenya opened from Mombasa to Kisumu on Lake Victoria in 1901. East African Railways & Harbours Administration was set up in 1948; it was divided into national railways for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in 1977. A concession awarded in 2005 to Rift Valley Railways to operate ...
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Royal Railways
The 30-year concession from 2009 aims to rehabilitate and expand the country's rail network. Services were restored to the Phnom Penh -- Sihanoukville line at the end of 2012. Initially ownership was shared: Royal Group (45%), Toll Group (55%). At the end of 2014 Toll Group divested its stake, and ...
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Supreme Railways
In December 2016, SR began operating high-speed services from Busan and Mokpo as an open-access operator, before using the Sudokwon high-speed branch to a new terminal at Suseo in southeast Seoul. It is owned 41% by Korail. Address 281 Suseo Hyosung BldgGwangpyeong-roGangnam-GuSeoulKorea (South)Phone +82 42 719 4271Fax +82 ...
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Tajik Railways
Created on 1 October 1994, the railway comprises part of the former Soviet Railways Central Asian network. A line from Uzbekistan reaches the capital, Dushanbe, while the Uzbek main line from Samarkand to Andizhan passes through the northern part of the country. TDJ carries more than 90% of international traffic. ...
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SNIM Railway
The line from Nouadhibou to Tazadit was opened in 1963 to haul iron ore for export, and was privately-owned by Miferma. Following nationalisation in 1974, the railway is now operated by Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière de Mauritanie, the state-owned industrial group. Address PO Box 42NouadhibouMauritaniaPhone +222 574 ...
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Przewozy Regionalne Sp zoo
This is the long-distance and regional train operator created in the 2001 restructuring of the state railway PKP. It removed the 'PKP' prefix from its name in December 2009, and began using the PolRegio brand for operations in January 2017. Address ul. Grójecka 1702-021 WarszawaPolandPhone +48 22 ...